Needing to raise €3bn in Tier 2 capital at short notice, reborn Dutch bank ABN Amro broke new ground in the Singapore dollar market.

Despite well-publicised retrenchment in commodities finance by some European banks, merchant trading companies are still able to find sources of funding expand their business lines.

Mugur Isarescu, the governor of the National Bank of Romania, discusses Romania's tumultuous economic past, the health of its financial sector and pathways to future growth.

The worst of the liquidity squeeze on eurozone banks has eased conditions for commodities finance during 2012, but the business still faces significant challenges.

The Bank of the Year winners from Africa.

The Bank of the Year winners from Asia-Pacific.

The Bank of the Year winners from the Americas.

The Bank of the Year winners from the Middle East.

The Bank of the Year winners from western Europe.

The Bank of the Year winners from central and eastern Europe.